Torchwood

Doctor Who

• John Barrowman and Naoko Mori sing “The Last NIght of the World” at Comic-Con
• Twist for Christmas special? (spoiler alert)

Film

• Jack White and Alicia Keys writing the Quantum of Solace theme
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer
• Marvin the Martian being developed into a feature
• Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland?
• Guillermo del Toro to produce remake of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Art

• Damien Hirst auction to fetch more than £65m

Theatre

• Simon MacCorkindale to play Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music

British TV

• BBC to celebrate 40 years of Dad’s Army
• Cannibal sex for Wire in the Blood
• Gordon Ramsay nearly killed by puffins

US TV

• US version of Most Haunted commissioned
• Twist for KITT in Knight Rider (spoiler alert)
• Joss Whedon planning sequel to Dr Horrible
• Lex Luthor’s replacement on Smallville
• HBO picks up Conversations With The Fat Girl for series
• Josh Lucas to star in Showtime’s Possible Side Effects
• HBO orders pilot of comedy How To Make It In America
• L&O:CI to get two showrunners
• ABC to remake Fais pas ci, fais pas ça